While the traditional photographed engagement session has recently taken an unexpected but welcomed turn away from khaki-clad couples prancing in the sand to wild antics in edgier urban environs, a few of our couples have taken it one hiptastic step further, forgoing the entire process and hiring artists. Wow! We’re very excited about the recent clamor for painted portraits. So classic! It’s growingly becoming less and less unusual for a bride and groom to sit patiently in front of an easel rather than a camera. One of our favorite Los Angeles artist, was hired by one of our MJSE Summer Couples, Brian & Candice, to display her skills in a cheerful but unexpected arrangement of acrylics. How awesome would a framed painting of your lovely faces look over the mantle? We think very awesome.
A year’s worth of preparation culminated at this year’s annual Snowball Express charity event (the last to be held in California). MJSE helped coordinate the third day of this multi-day event with Oakley at the Anaheim Convention Center. ”A Day in California” was the theme and everyone from Knott’s Berry Farm to Dave & Buster’s came out to help put a smile on the faces of children who have lost one or both parents in combat since 9/11. With about 3,000 attendees there HAD to be plenty for the kids to do. We brought in three enormous bounce houses; a “house” filled with Tarina Tarantino baubles and interactive jewelry-making stations; a pro-skating ramp with demos by Oakley sponsored athletes; and dozens of other stations sponsored by a slew of generous donors. The families were treated to a day of fun filled with gifts and entertainment. A good time was definitely had by all! Special thanks to my girls at MJSE – Amafel, Amanda (pictured below with Nestor Carbonell), and Briana.
